The Vibrational Astrology Diary
by Linda Berry*
Mercury turns retrograde today (9/9/2022) at 11:38 PM EDT
Today, Friday (9/9/2022), the strongest vibrational influence comes from Mars joining with Uranus and Pluto (2*). The strongest vibrational pattern today is encouraging you to examine your motives and desires. You are challenged to figure out what is really important to you. Clearing your priorities can enable you to more effectively formulate your plan for acting and achieving your goals. There is the potential with this vibration to act spontaneously. You may even feel that you must act spontaneously. You are going to demand the freedom to be able to be your self in the moment. Just be aware that you need to double check yourself for a second to be sure you see what is really happening around you. This is the type of vibrational pattern that can sometimes result in accidents. (For VA Students: 16, 32)
The AstroFrequency(s) for the day (strongest listed first)
16 (1*) Deep motivations and desires expressed as action
31 (1*) Embracing the mystery that we cannot know and thus being skeptical of simplistic answers given to life’s questions
32 (1*) Action plans formulated within yourself and then acted upon at the right moment.
The Sabian Symbols of our Featured Planets: Mars, Uranus, Pluto >>> The uplifting message from the featured planet positions that shows the way through: You are asserting your independence, openly expressing the deeper feelings within you, in defiance of the expectations of those around you. You are feeling a sense of yourself as a newly formed being in your own right. You are climbing to the heights of the mountains, seeking to make the connections needed to bring a deeper level of spiritual awareness into yourself and the world. The more dysfunctional expression of this message: You are covertly acting out your resentment, failing to stand up for yourself. You are reacting in fear and rejecting the new pattern rising up within you. You are seeking to reach the top of the heap in order to show that you’re better than others so you can look down on them from your exalted position.
12 Gemini = Mars [A Topsy saucily asserting herself] You are asserting your independence, openly expressing the deeper feelings within you, in defiance of the expectations of those around you and/or you are covertly acting out your resentment, failing to stand up for yourself
19 Taurus = Uranus [A newly formed continent] You are feeling a sense of yourself as a newly formed being in your own right and/or you are reacting in fear and rejecting the new pattern rising up within you
27 Capricorn = Pluto [A mountain pilgrimage] You are climbing to the heights of the mountains, seeking to make the connections needed to bring a deeper level of spiritual awareness into yourself and the world and/or you are seeking to reach the top of the heap in order to show that you’re better than others so you can look down on them from your exalted position
Two-Planet Diary
{When 2 planets interact it influences the way we want to express ourselves, our attitudes, moods, and impulses. Becoming aware of these vibrations helps us to guide these aspects of ourselves with awareness rather than being controlled by them. There are longer patterns which tend to have more impact because we feel them for several days in a row and there are quick Moon patterns that impact our moods and feelings for a window of couple of hours either side of the time given. The longer patterns are stronger and so are listed here, followed by a section on the Moods of the Moon}
Aug 15 – Sep 17 (closest position Sep 9, never exact) Mercury in Libra is flowing freely (trine) with Mars in Gemini. This vibe is increasing in influence until Mercury turns retrograde on Sept 9 then decreasing fading out on Sept 17. It will come back and culminate on Oct 26, 2022. This vibration connects your ability to act and communicate into the ideas and thoughts you are thinking about. There is a very nice flow that should lead to some very effective actions. First evaluate your actions during the time from Aug 15 to Sept 17, and see what actions make sense. Know that in October there will be a big opportunity that you can prepare for now.
The Moods of the Moon.
{The Moon patterns only last a short period of time. They impact our moods and feelings for around 4 hours, 2 hours each side of the exact position.}
At 12:42 AM the Moon enters Pisces bringing a sense of the connections we all have with each other and with everything around us. A Pisces moon is very good at connecting things together that don’t look like they belong together, so use this 2 ½ days to reach out and connect with those that you thought you could never establish a relationship with, right now it might work.
Starting at 7:39 AM, peaking at 9:39 AM, the Moon in Pisces is opposing Venus in Virgo. In this 4 hr period you are especially attracted to beauty that has a history to it. You also want to share with the people that you have a history with. You treasure deep soul connections that are built out of the history contained in the objects and people around you.
Starting at 5:08 PM, peaking at 7:08 PM, the Moon in Pisces is acting and agitating (square) with Mars in Gemini. In this 4 hr period you may find yourself more prone to be emotionally worked up. Doing something active will use the energy in a constructive way. Take a walk even if it’s just around the block or down the hall, do some squats, run in place, anything that uses the excess energy that is floating around right now.
The Cyclic Patterns Diary {These are patterns that continue over an extended period of time and you may find that rereading this periodically will help you effectively handle what we are all experiencing as our “astral weather” in this time period.}
On September 3, the First Quarter Moon occurred with the Sun in Virgo and the Moon in Sagittarius. This vibrational energy will be influencing us for the next week until the Full Moon on September 10. This Vibrational Pattern is focused on very challenging forms of expression. Furthermore, there is an obsessive quality to the emotional patterns pushing you to say what you are really feeling. This is about really expressing what is happening within you. The challenge is to do this without totally alienating other people. If when you feel you must say something, if you could preface it in some way to show your concern for the other person it would help. Something like “this is really difficult for me to express, please understand I really care about you” or something like that. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “A Bride with her Veil snatched away”. This is about being forced to reveal yourself. You can use this energy to make commitments to being open and real which can bring transformative change. The Moon Symbol is “A Flag that turns into an Eagle that Crows”. Here is the opportunity to move into a new sense of spiritual connections that enable you to celebrate your unique individuality.
On August 27, the New Moon occurs with the Sun and Moon in Virgo. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the next New Moon September 25. In this vibrational pattern there is a very strong emphasis on accomplishing your goals in ways that are comfortable and pleasing to those around you. There is an abundance of energy available to do this and a tendency to claim the freedom to operate in the moment spontaneously. At the same time there is an almost instinctive ability to operate in ways that will flow harmoniously in your environment. The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon is “A Man Dreaming of Fairies”. This is about using your imagination. It brings a tendency to see the deeper, invisible levels of the world and within yourself. There is the potential here to reintegrate some rejected aspects of yourself and your world. There is a warning here about using your imagination to escape from reality, which could mean losing touch with yourself and possibly getting caught up in delusions. The tendency with this New Moon is that it brings amazing potential if you will reintegrate the patterns you have rejected.
On June 21 the Summer Solstice occurred as the Sun entered Cancer. This vibrational energy will be influencing us until the Fall Equinox on September 22. The vibrational energy pattern for the solstice contains a shared potential for creative exploration. There is also a sense of shared restlessness and dissatisfaction that seems to drive people to seek something different than what they have. The Sabian Symbol for the Summer Solstice comes from the relationship of the Sun to the Moon. It is “A Gypsy coming out of the Forest” which shows the potential for people to move beyond their previously restricted viewpoint and become aware of a larger reality that they can connect into.
On May 16, the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurred with the Moon in Scorpio and the Sun in Taurus. This is the end of this eclipse season and this vibrational pattern will be influencing us until the next Eclipse Season starts on October 25, 2022. This eclipse is especially involved with Saturn seeking to focus on that which is essential and of long-term importance and to let go of passing feelings and actions that will not be remembered at a later time. This vibrational pattern involves deep inner work seeking to find the appropriate actions and includes a sense of not knowing and not being able to know all the answers. The Sabian Symbol for the Sun is “A Spaniard serenading his Senorita” which calls for you to refocus the assertive/aggressive aspect of yourself, discovering the value of love and gentleness, and seeing the beauty within you and in others. The Moon Symbol is “Indians making Camp”. This symbol is about learning to operate in a new realm where you need to learn the rules for functioning in this place so that you respect the rights of everyone involved.
On April 30, the New Moon Solar Eclipse occurred with the Sun and Moon in Taurus. This is the start of this eclipse season and this vibrational pattern will be influencing us until the next Eclipse Season starts on October 25, 2022. This eclipse focuses on devotion to the beauty of the past with a sense of the importance of direct hands on experience seeking to evaluate what really needs to happen to properly honor the past in the present. The importance of actually taking action to make a more direct involved and beautiful world is especially emphasized. The Sabian Symbol for the eclipse is “Deep-Sea Divers” which is about exploring the deepest realms of your being finding the tremendous pressures that are operating within you calling you to open to new awareness of your talents and gifts. Take care to keep in touch with the reality of the world around you as you are probing the depths within you.
The Retrograde Diary: DEGREE CHANGES TODAY: Mars >> Introductory Period of Mercury, Mars: Turning back of Uranus: Reworking of Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune: Turning forward of Pluto
{During the apparent retrograde period each planet’s movement relative to the backdrop of the stars slows down, reverses and then turns back around forward again concentrating its vibration in a particular area. There are issues that each planet focuses on during the period leading up to its turn backwards. These issues are addressed again to be reworked on during the retrograde period [in brackets] then a new understanding of these issues occurs during the post retrograde period. These issues are not from Vibrational Astrology, this is an experiment based on interpretations of the Sabian Symbols that I wrote many years ago. If an entry resonates with you, then claim it, if not, release it, it was for someone else. I would very much like your feedback on this. Points of especially concentrated energy are marked with “!”}
Mercury {Aug 20, 2022 !Aug 26! [Sep 9 – !Sep 23! – Oct 02] !Oct 11! Oct 17} 24 Virgo, 0, 8 Libra –> Sept. 5 – 14: (8-9 Lib) Introductory: Are you recognizing that there are three different states of consciousness within you, the conscious level, all the processes below consciousness, and the level of greater spiritual awareness, and that all three levels are equally important, learning to cease limiting yourself to the conscious awareness of your mind and ego and denying that there is anything else operating within you [Three old masters hanging in an art gallery]
Venus clear of any shadow (Mar 2, 2022 – June 19, 2023)
Mars {Sep 3, 2022 !Sep 20! [Oct 30 – !Dec 8! – Jan 12] !Feb 21! Mar 16, 2023} 8, 16, 25 Gemini -> Sept. 7 – 9: (10-11 Gem) Introductory: Are you recognizing the reality of your internal issues and that they must be processed and dealt with; rather than ignored or avoided, learning to cease refusing to be realistic about issues within you and the resulting behaviors [A new path of realism in experience]
!!!Jupiter R {May 4, 2022 !May 31! [Jul 28 – !Sep 26! – Nov 23] !Jan 18, 2023! Feb 14, 2023} 28 Pisces, 3 Aries, 8 Aries –> Sept. 8 – 16: (6-5 Ari) Reworking: Working on having a strong sense of focus in one area with an emphasis on duty and action taking one step at a time, learning to cease operating in an unfocused, perhaps angry, scattered confusion [A square brightly lighted on one side]
Saturn R {Feb 26, 2022 !Mar 30! [Jun 4 – !Aug 14! – Oct 23] !Dec 26! Jan 26, 2023} 18, 21, 25 Aquarius –> Aug. 26 – Sept. 10: (21-20 Aqu) Reworking: Working on recognizing that you have not been being true to yourself, tending to get lost in the needs of others, refocusing on the true expression of yourself and your potentials, learning to cease getting lost in grief and guilt, letting your disappointments and disillusionment swallow you up, being unable to let go of the past [A woman disappointed and disillusioned]
Uranus R {May 7, 2022 !Jun 12! [Aug 24 – !Nov 9! – Jan 22, 2023] !Apr 3! May 9, 2023} 14, 16, 18 Taurus –> July 7 – Oct. 12: (18-19 Tau) Turning Back: The Issue is feeling a sense of yourself as a newly formed being in your own right, learning to cease reacting in fear and rejecting the new pattern rising up within you [A newly formed continent]
Neptune R {Mar. 7, 2022 !Apr 14! [June 28 – !Sep 16! – Dec. 3] !Feb 14,2023! Mar. 24} 22, 24, 25 Pisces –> Aug. 8 – Sept. 17: (25-24 Pis) Reworking: Working on getting rid of all that is not truly part of your essence as a deeply spiritually aligned and complete person, while recognizing the truth of other people seeing who and what they are in the essence of their being, learning to cease refusing to look at distortions in your values and motives, clinging to rigid positions, deceiving, lying, and misleading those around you and being rejected [The purging of the priesthood]
Pluto R {Jan 6, 2022 !Feb 13! [Apr. 29 – !Jul 19! – Oct 8] !Dec 22! Jan. 29, 2023} 26, 27, 28 Capricorn –> Aug. 3 – Dec. 9, 2022: (27-26 Cap) Turning Forward: The Challenge is climbing to the heights of the mountains, seeking to make the connections needed to bring spiritual awareness into yourself and the world, learning to cease seeking to reach the top of the heap in order to show that you’re better than others so you can look down on them from your exalted position [A mountain pilgrimage]
Next Cycle Diary:
Mars {Sep 3, 2022 !Sep 20! [Oct 30 – !Dec 8! – Jan 12] !Feb 21! Mar 16, 2023} 8, 16, 25 Gemini
Mercury {Dec 12, 2022 !Dec 19! [Dec 29 – !Jan 7, 2023! – Jan 18] !Feb 1! Feb 7} 8, 16, 24 Capricorn
Pluto {Jan 8, 2023 !Feb 16! [May 1 – !Jul 21! – Oct 11] !Dec 25! Feb 1, 2024} 27, 29 Capricorn, 0 Aquarius
Neptune {Mar. 9, 2023 !Apr 16! [June 30 – !Sep 19! – Dec. 6] !Feb 16, 2023! Mar. 26} 24, 26, 27 Pisces
Saturn {Mar 11, 2023 !Apr 12! [Jun 17 – !Aug 27! – Nov 4] !Jan 7!, 2024! Feb 7} 0, 3, 7 Pisces
Uranus {May 12, 2023 !Jun 17! [Aug 28 – !Nov 13! – Jan 27, 2024] !Apr 6! May 13, 2024} 19, 21, 23 Taurus
Jupiter {Jun 11, 2023 !Jul 9! [Sep 4 – !Nov 3! – Dec31] !Feb 25, 2024! Mar 23, 2024} 5, 10, 15 Taurus
Venus {Jun 19, 2023 !Jun 30! [Jul 23 – !Aug 13! – Sep 4, 2022] !Sep 26! Oct 9} 12, 20, 28 Leo
All times are given in Eastern USA time zone.
Namaste,
Linda Berry
*Planetary Pattern Pictures and Sabian Symbol Interpretations, ©Linda Berry, AstroSleuth.org, 1* = 50-100 points, 2* = 100-150 points, etc.